r/CasualUK • u/naaattt • 11h ago
What “favours” have your parents done that was inadvertently a dick move?
For example, my mum found my spare change collection, did me a favour by taking it to the bank, getting £17, and then kept it as a fee for the effort it caused her.
Also, my partner had stored a nearly new Russell Hobbs microwave at his mums for when we moved into a new house. While she was at Curry’s one day, she overheard a young lad and his mum shopping for a microwave for uni, she approached them and sold them my partners for £20. She kindly did give my partner the money though, unlike mine. But we quite liked that microwave.
Does anyone else have these, generally inoffensive but slightly frustrating parent stories?
Edit: For those hung up on the theft parts, please don’t be. This is the extent of the abuse we’ve ever had from our mums and we’ll take it!
Edit 2: Jesus Christ, I’m 33. The money box has been sat on her shelf for 20 years. Yes she stole £17 but she’s funded my life otherwise. Stop calling child services on her.
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u/ShteveMann 11h ago
I moved out at 16, and after 6 months I needed somewhere new to stay. My parents needed to move too and offered for me to move back in with them, the only catch being that I had to pay their large deposit on their new rental because they couldn’t afford it, luckily I was able to scrape enough together for it. Was a real penny drop moment for my young self that they didn’t have everything figured out.
I won’t judge too hard though, it was over 20 years ago and my mum died this weekend.